Nokia Comes With Music officially launches October 16, 5310 XpressMusic eats first

The 5800 XpressMusic is stealing the lion's share of the spotlight today, but the first S60 5th Edition handset out there actually isn't the first to get hooked up with Nokia's all-you-can-eat Comes With Music service. That honor will instead go to the lowly 5310 XpressMusic candybar, which will get access to about 2 million track downloads when it hits Carphone Warehouse in the UK in prepaid form for £130 (about $228) on October 16, a day earlier than rumored. Other models will have to wait, though Comes With Music versions of the N95 8GB and 5800 are both planned.

[R40Railfan @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:46PM]

You know, I quicky glacne at the article and read the date. WTF !!

[Flashpoint @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:49PM]

Its very attractive. But, I don't know how many average consumers would go for one of these over a new Blackberry, iPhone or Sidekick

[matt @ Oct 2nd 2008 6:26PM]

Yes, because you can get those phones for £130 PAYG. I expect this will be £99 fairly soon. The 5310 is incredibly popular, especially amongst the younger market, no contract, pretty decent music functions etc. I'm guessing that they have sold more than the phones you mentioned, in the UK at least.

[bob sakamano @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:53PM]

it looks like they are saying it will launch October 16, 5310

as in 3302 years from now

[fanman @ Oct 2nd 2008 2:52PM]

That's roughly the date I'll being buying it.

[Sachin @ Oct 2nd 2008 5:45PM]

Nice math.

[The Mad Mule @ Oct 2nd 2008 12:53PM]

Oh, it took me awhile to realize that "5310" was not the year that it was being launched.

[Viaono @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:18PM]

And my great great great great great granddaughter will love it!

[beanie121383 @ Oct 2nd 2008 1:36PM]

I think i'll be very dead 3,302 years in the future.

[Sy @ Oct 7th 2008 9:13AM]

I'm off to the launch tonight, should be good...

[Sy @ Oct 7th 2008 11:11AM]

I love the way i posted that last thursday and it's only just come up...

[paul-engadget @ Oct 2nd 2008 4:19PM]

comes with DRM(usic)!

[James @ Oct 2nd 2008 8:25PM]

October 16, 5310? I think I already saw some fanboy camping out in line.

[Starsky @ Oct 3rd 2008 8:56AM]

A friend of mine had one of these at work today in Australia.
picked it up on a cap plan.

I hadn't seen one before so slid off the back and removed the battery to check the model. Definitely a 5310. this is the thinnest phone I have seen in a while..

Pity no 3g.

So either someone screwed up or these things are out in Australia already.

[Starsky @ Oct 3rd 2008 9:08AM]

Chirs, I forgot to say. If you want pics and details of where it came from let me know.

[Sy @ Oct 7th 2008 11:11AM]

The phones are already out but are being launched with new software for the comes with music range.

[eli222 @ Oct 8th 2008 1:02PM]

the 'Comes with Music' deal is about to be released in the uk, and both the 5310 and the n95 are available for preorder on the Nokia Online Shop -- http://www.apps.nokia.co.uk/comes-with-music/